Tech & Science

(AP) Countries around the world slammed their doors shut again to try to keep the new omicron variant at bay Monday, even as more cases of the mutant coronavirus emerged and scientists raced to figure out just how dangerous it might be. Japan announced it would bar entry of all foreign visitors, while new cases of the variant identified days ago by researchers in South … [Read more...] about Wary, Weary World Slams Doors Shut, Fearing Omicron Variant

(Fox News) A mother who has been raising awareness about pediatric hearing loss and American Sign Language has shared a touching video of her baby hearing her voice for the first time. Christina Pacala uploaded a 39-second clip of the emotional moment she shared with her newborn Riley to TikTok earlier this month, and she made sure to let her followers know that … [Read more...] about Baby Hearing Mom’s Voice for the First Time Captured in Emotional Video

(The Christian Post) A new Christian Bible platform known as The Video Bible is being created and plans are in the works to one day launch it as a mobile app through a crowdfunded collaborative initiative that aims to fully illustrate Scripture.  The app will create illustrations depicting the events told on every page of the Bible from start to finish in just over three … [Read more...] about First-Ever ‘Video Bible’ App To Illustrate God’s Word, Make Scripture More Accessible

(AXIOS) In a trend that worries sexual abuse experts, teens and even younger children are sharing more nude pictures of themselves, often with adults, a new study has found. Why it matters: Once shared with even one person, such images can easily be distributed further and become part of the corpus of child sexual abuse material in the dark corners of the … [Read more...] about Study: Teens and Tweens Are Sharing More Nude Pictures

(Engadget) Congress is making its biggest push ever to stop drunk driving with President Biden's huge infrastructure bill. As we previously reported, one of the provisions included a mandate for anti-drunk driving technology in new cars. Now, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act has passed Congress with the measure intact, Autoblog (AP) … [Read more...] about Congress Mandates Anti-Drunk Driving Technology for Cars